Seal



Nov. 17, 14931. fN, B, WENK 1,832,210

SEAL

i Filed oct. 11, 1930 u ABC@ IN VENTOR.

' ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 17, 1931 UNITED .STATES NEW YORK PATENT OFFICE NORMAN R. WENK, or WOODHAVEN, NEW YORLASSIGNOR To AMERICAN CASTING a' MANUFACTURING CORPORATION'OF- BROOKLYN, NEW YORLA CORPORATION or Appiiation med Ocmbeivy 11, 193e. serial No. 4ss,ooo.

ener means passing therethrough are gripped permanently by the seal. Frequently, the dies ,of the `seal press are'provided with lettering or other identifying marks,v for eX- ample, the name and address ofthe user, which lettering is impressed upon the seals by the seal press atV the time of crimping.

However, in practice such standard seals do c structureshown in Fig. 1 ;vv f

not provide adequate protection Vto the users thereof, because dishonest personsImake it a practice to purchase standard lead'sealsand seal presses in the market and then have the seal press dies lettered or otherwise marked lto conform with the lettering 'of the dies on a users seal press desired to be dishonestly imitated. Such dishonest persons then cut. the cord, wires or fastening means of sealsV on the users bags ork other enclosures andV after pilfering from the latter, replace their own fictitious `seals upon Athe enclosures,

which fictitious seals are identical with the` seals used by the user of theb'agpt-hereby making it extremely difficult to detect the seal is sold only to the user designated by such identifying characters. Thus, the flap of the seal may have a seal serial number depicted on one side thereof, `and the name of the user depicted on the other side thereof. Since each seal is sold only to the useridentied by its flap, dishonest persons cannot purchase?,

the same. y

Another object ofthe present invention is toprovide a novel lead seal'which is of simple construction and easily manufactured and which is entirely reliable in use.

A Other objects of this invention, not at'this"v i time more particularly enumerated, will4 be clearly understood from the following de-` tailed description of the same.

` The invention is clearly shown in the ac-f companying drawings, in vwhich a cord, seal -for bags has been usedto illustrate the principles ofthe invention.l Fig. l is a view in front elevation of the novel seal of this invention with the seal"cord l threaded therethrough preparatory vto attaching the' same to' the neck of the bag' to Abe sealed, thefree end portions of the cord being broken away; Fig. V2 is a view in4 rear elevation ofv thevr Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view. looking at the left sideof the structure shown in Fig. 2 Fig. 4 is a sectional View Itaken along line 4.--4 of Fig. l andlooking inthe direction .ofm

thearrows; l

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. l, but4 illustrates the appearance of the seal after the same hasl been crimpedvol. defrmed by a standard'seal press; i.

, Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vieWshoWl-g th;

lseal pressed and' secured to. the neck of a bag, with, they seal'turned up to expose the rear surface thereof;

Fig. 7 is a view looking at the right side of the structure shownk in Flg. 5; x

Fig. 8 shows a baghavingthe contents thereofV sealed by the' novel seal of this invention; andv f Fig.'9 showsjthe cord seal of Fig. 8 turned upto expose the rearsurface thereof.

Similar characters of reference "are employed in all ofthe above views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to said `drawingathe' reference numeral 10 designates the body ofthe novelfseal of this invention. the same being shown asl of the cord type for sealing bags.

.SealbodylO is preferably made of lead or apertures extend parallel to one another from "the'top to the bottomofi'the vcord seal body.

It will be noted-that the cord 1'2 is so threaded through the apertures 11 as to form a bight 13 below the bottom of the seal body. From?.4

the bight 13, the two runs o f the cord 124r eX- tend upwardly through the twoV outer aper! .tures11, are looped above .the top of the cord seal body forming a bag neck receiving `aperturefla, andthenthese runs extend downwardlythroufgh-,thetwo inner apertures 11.

' jThefree ends 20 [of the cord runs project below the. seal ybodyoand Yare adaptedmtogre- .Ceivea,tag,15 in a manner to be described.

.A 'pointed pin 16 hasthe ,lowerend portion of its l.shank iiredwithin areceiving-recess provided in they.,seafhbodyl 1Q. n Pin/,16 .pro-

jects inwardly, from seal ,bodyl 17:0;an'd into the bag neck receiving yanerture y T,Accordi lg tothe preferred construction, the seal body 10 is formed an integral .flap vor tab 174 projecting outwardly at 'oneside ness than the, seal.; body formedfy cent one edge ,of ,the1 front/f faceloftheseal body .10. 1t` `will .beAv understood, however,

that this tab may as wellbeforlnedadjacent' .one .edge of the .reaffiaeefeflthe @sb or this flap may be positioned Vinterinsediate the planQsOtaCesilS.and 19:. lttl-le'tm@ "Of fabrieatingzthe seal'.bodallatheapllthreof is embossedor otherwise marked-:with cerj tain identifying. :fnarksz 21v and -l22,:on the front and rear sides thereof, ,igespectiyely illustrated Vas consisting the initials ofthe purehas'enorusenof the seal... l@

urso,- .that the 17. 11a-ving' @he apwf. identifying' mais shown thereon in the drawings,.is nsn1erely .-illustrative, fand that ,other .identifying Ainformation may beflembossed ordepicted, on

fthelap in lieuaof. that sirene. ,1131s. Ssallcol- .taining they identifying o information; {shoiwn on Hap 17 of the drawings, would only besold ftothe-A. B. CfCo., and thisiseal wouldconstitute seall\lo.--A1QQO ofthe seals .purchased Y by this company. ,Dishonestpersons there forewould be unable to purchase seals bear! ing this identifyng means.i i. .i In use, to applythe seal, ofthefcordtype -illusniated, to the bag 23,' the neck 241 of the Abag is drawn tight or folded and the loops of the cord 12 vforming thebag neckreceiving aperture 14, are slippedover the neck of. the

bag and down as near as possible to the confor-mfshown in Figs. 5 to 9, but also serves to f pull the cords more tightly about theneck 24.

The tab or iiap 17 is substantially unaffected bythe crimpingof the seal body as shown yin Figsfto), so that the legend on this flap isreadilyreadable after thefcrimping operation.y The dies` of thefsealpress maybe provided identifyinglor otherd'rnarks -if desired, .which ydies. will Qser've, to ejinbo'ss 4such 'identifyinglinarks'upon tlie'seagls criiinpled in the press. For eiainple, theseal pressus'ed .in .crimping the seall of the drawingswwas so inarkediastocause then'almeof alcoinpany to jbeernbossed on the front' face 18, whereas the ,address .ofthe company was embossed bythe lpress ongthefrear face 19. f

v.inserted ftliroufgh the v.aperture 125 "in, the tafg flganid these. ends are; knotted vas shown :26 kin Fig,.9f.soas to'retainlthe tagl. Itvwirll 4 h@ appilflt that* tlg 1.5m@ 0r ,may hol/.be l used jas desired lsincefthis tag inerely serves .to .'Oive a desired address of delivery for otiifiafsfnaan. :with thecord ,sai as @has applied was tages; ajisimposabisa open I .the bagwithout .deliberately.` destroying the bag or cuttingitliefcordoftheseal. .Y ,It will, bGLLPl-'elll? .that When. the, 11,931'91 .Seal ffthis inventions' used'. on bssjharg naslipfcord, suchasipost office-mailing bags, the. pnfedlpnlf bomttdineslh A.'.t'i im'v t Ai h Vli lor 'if e ..identisingf.mak.21.isillusnaflvv a @0in-fasi s 'posslble S1 et es 'pc d o" t" .prising a serial nu-rnber, de"signating.L theyp articulanseal, whereas .identifying 22 is neck! of, vthebagw Sincey dishonest persons have'described'above, alead seal of the cord type, it v will be obvious that the v.application of the viiap 17 inay be I'nade to practically'all other speciiic fornisof ylead or deformable seals, regardless of the'p'articularV means by Ywhi'ch'the; same isattached or connected' to` the lenclo'sure-tobesealed, and consequently, "in itsv broader aspects the inventionV is -not to be'deemedfl'imited tothe particular cord seal sho-wn andndes'cribed.

As many,` changesk could widely diiferent ,embodiments of this inven- :tion couldibe made without departing from bel inade fin?. the o .above construction and.` many apparently be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limn iting sense.

What is claimed A seal for sealing bags comprising, a flat seal body of substantially rectangular shape, said body having a plurality of spaced cord receiving apertures therein extending from the top to the bottom thereof, a sealing cord threaded through said apertures, said sealing,

cordy having its central portion forming a bight at the bottom of said seal body, the cord runs at the sides of said bight extending upwardly through certain ofsaid aper-V tures and beyond the top of said seal body where said runs are looped to provide a bag neck receiving aperture, the `free end p0rtions of said cord extending downwardly through others of said apertures, and an identification flap formed upon one side of said seal body, said Hap being of lesser thickness than the thickness of said seal body.V

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of October, 1930.

NORMAN B.- WENK. 

